The Great Head Coaching Search of 2015

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

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So if you are Georgia, do you want to get involved in the HC fight this year with many jobs as good or better than yours open? When I saw this thread yesterday one of my first thoughts was that with all the opening Mark Richt would somehow survive another year, instead maybe Georgia wants to find out for sure that they aren't Alabama or LSU.

[cougjunkie]

So if you are Georgia, do you want to get involved in the HC fight this year with many jobs as good or better than yours open? When I saw this thread yesterday one of my first thoughts was that with all the opening Mark Richt would somehow survive another year, instead maybe Georgia wants to find out for sure that they aren't Alabama or LSU.

I think Georgia will be surprised when a big player snatches up Richt.

[Omaha 680]

I think Georgia will be surprised when a big player snatches up Richt.

I think that is the most likely scenario. Georgia axes Richt, he ends up at a decent program and continues to win 9-10 games a year. Georgia brings in a new coach and falls farther behind the SEC West than Richt ever was.

[RC Vikings]

So if you are Georgia, do you want to get involved in the HC fight this year with many jobs as good or better than yours open? When I saw this thread yesterday one of my first thoughts was that with all the opening Mark Richt would somehow survive another year, instead maybe Georgia wants to find out for sure that they aren't Alabama or LSU.

Why isn't Georgia a top job much like Alabama or Ohio State. Right in the middle of SEC country with only GT to fight for instate recruits. I would label them an under performer.

[Omaha 680]

Why isn't Georgia a top job much like Alabama or Ohio State. Right in the middle of SEC country with only GT to fight for instate recruits. I would label them an under performer.

I disagree. There can only be so many elite programs in one conference when everyone plays each other. During Richt's tenure there have been juggernauts and Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU at different times. Look at Bill Snyder at Kansas State. No one would call him an underachiever. Yet in the pre-expansion era, he won the Big 12/Big 8 title exactly once. And that only happened after Nebraska and Colorado went in the crapper.

[Applejack]

I disagree. There can only be so many elite programs in one conference when everyone plays each other. During Richt's tenure there have been juggernauts and Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU at different times. Look at Bill Snyder at Kansas State. No one would call him an underachiever. Yet in the pre-expansion era, he won the Big 12/Big 8 title exactly once. And that only happened after Nebraska and Colorado went in the crapper.

Things are looking up at K State!

[Crockett]

Temple's head coach, Matt Rhule, has done an incredible job turning the Owls into something. Seriously, when has Temple ever been relevant in football? He might have some new opportunities soon, too.

[Paperback Writer]

Nebraska AD already giving Mike Riley the dreaded vote of confidence. The AD is on the hot seat too, no?

I think Nebraska gives Eichorst and Riley a mulligan for 2015. But if the corner isn't turned in 2016, I foresee Eichorst getting the boot followed by Riley. Something similar occurred in 2007 when the AD was let go before firing the head coach. The parallels between 2003-04 and 2014-15 are disconcerting for Nebraska fans. Both Frank Solich and Bo Pelini went 9-3 before being fired only to have the new coach have a losing record the following year.

[Omaha 680]

I think Nebraska gives Eichorst and Riley a mulligan for 2015. But if the corner isn't turned in 2016, I foresee Eichorst getting the boot followed by Riley. Something similar occurred in 2007 when the AD was let go before firing the head coach. The parallels between 2003-04 and 2014-15 are disconcerting for Nebraska fans. Both Frank Solich and Bo Pelini went 9-3 before being fired only to have the new coach have a losing record the following year.

There is one important difference you left out: Pelini was kind of an a-hole who acted like a certifiable nut on the sidelines and showed open disdain for the fans at times while Solich was a beloved, longtime Nebraska assistant who by all accounts is a pretty nice guy.

[Applejack]

The Titans have an opening. Look for Whitt to be a candidate, again.

[TripletDaddy]

The Titans have an opening. Look for Whitt to be a candidate, again.

would he go down to the high school level after coaching at utah? i suppose it makes some sense.

[SCcoug]

Surprise! June Jones will apply for the Hawaii job.

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[SCcoug]

Sounds like Sonny Dykes won't be back next year.

http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com...oaching-rumors

[All-American]

I disagree. There can only be so many elite programs in one conference when everyone plays each other. During Richt's tenure there have been juggernauts and Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU at different times. Look at Bill Snyder at Kansas State. No one would call him an underachiever. Yet in the pre-expansion era, he won the Big 12/Big 8 title exactly once. And that only happened after Nebraska and Colorado went in the crapper.

Slight correction. Nebraska went to the big 10. And that was after KSU's title.

[Paperback Writer]

Slight correction. Nebraska went to the big 10. And that was after KSU's title.

I think what Omaha 680 was stating is that Nebraska went into the crapper in 2002; and Colorado returned to the crapper the following year in 2003 - when KSU won their only Big 8/12 title. To go back a little further, Colorado rose to prominence after Oklahoma went to the crapper. The point being is that there can only be so many juggernauts in the same conference at any one time (Oklahoma, Nebraska => Nebraska, Colorado => Oklahoma, Texas). KSU like Georgia are not necessarily underachievers unless that definition is that they are not playing at the current level of Alabama and Ohio St which is somewhat rare in itself and difficult to maintain.